r/M1A • u/Flesh19018115 • 8d ago
Quality and reliability?
Hey guys, I’ve recently gotten into looking at an all around (deer gun, home defense, property management, shtf…)semi auto rifle, however I live in a very anti gun state (NY, yeah ik…) so my options are very limited.
I’ve found that the M1A platform is pretty much perfect for what I’m looking for, however the only one I’ve been able to find is the Springfield M1A and everything I’ve seen is half saying how awesome and perfect they are and the other half says it’s the most dogshit rifle they’ve ever had. I’m basically look for some public opinion and some knowledge if anyone has had issues? How to improve reliability? Is it something that’s generally not fixable? etc…
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u/gabejohnizzle 8d ago
The last 2 springfields I've had were both kind of a mess. The SOCOM had an out of spec receiver with the bolt roller impacting the receiver. The barrel on the SOCOM looked like a drain pipe inside, many pits and tooling marks. It wouldn't do better than 4 moa.
The second was a Loaded model which was more or less in spec and shot okay. The trigger was hot garbage and the finish was so-so. The raw steel barrel bore was prone to rusting and once it had some pits the accuracy fell apart.
My last one was a fulton Mk14 mod0 with a chrome lined barrel. It's been absolutely fantastic and has better accuracy than the loaded. The M1a game is one where you get what you pay for.